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Grey pumpkin husk and bruised violets blanketed by creeping white mycelium, black mosses, and toxic subterranean mushrooms. Wtf? It's sweet?? Where are the mushrooms?? It literally smells nothing like I expected?? Tbh I'm not unhappy, I don't actually *want* my hair to smell like mushrooms. I got this purely expecting to never want it on my hair ever but I had to try it because c'mon. You gotta. There's actually a foodie cake aspect to this from the bottle which is really really surprising. And it smells like yellow cake specifically. Maybe a touch of orange zest. Something ever so slightly green/dirty underneath. This is so so not what I was expecting but I really like it!! I haven't tried this on my hair yet but I definitely will be tonight once my hair is washed and will update accordingly! Here's hoping the cake stays! ETA: I finally got around to trying this in my hair. For reference, I don't use a lot of gloss in my hair since the amount I would need to tame my curls would probably knock people over with a wall of scent. I use macadamia oil first and then a couple of sprays of a gloss to scent it. I used two sprays of this which was enough to scent my hair for a meeting I had that night (also scent never lasts in my hair so I can't comment about that). I was quite sad to see that the cake smell disappeared as soon as it went in my hair and I was left with a light, creamy white floral (the violets I'm assuming) I'm not a floral person, but this was inoffensive and pleasant to wear. I will keep my decant, but no need to seek out a bottle for me.

Well idk why I'm not getting milk like everyone else, but this smells like citrus and herb household cleaner to me. Nope.

I've been wanting to try this for ages, and Tielan was kind enough to send me a decant in my order. In decant: Oh no no no no. It smells like Boo drowning in rum. A sea of rum. All the rum ever. Wet on skin: Sickly sweet and overwhelming, I can already tell that this will give me a headache. Drydown: Mega sweet and powdery, I've come to realize after trying hot buttered rum that it is the rum turning to powder on my skin. I'm sorry Anne Beany....I have to wash you off.

I really like this one. I get creamy vanilla icecream drizzled in a sweet and tart cherry syrup. It's creamy and fruity and sweet. I spray this on my clothes some days and it lasts all day and I smell delicious

This is a deep, rich red rose. It smells glamorous and a little old fashioned to me, it’s the sort of thing I could imagine Marilyn Monroe spraying on in her dressing room. I can’t comment as to longevity unfortunately as sadly, my hair eats scents in a matter of hours.

I'm really sad that out of all the HG's I ordered, this is the one I only got a half decant of. I really really like it. Pressing my nose to my hair, it's straight up dead leaves, but the cloud surrounding me is the most beautiful sweet, smooth musk. It smells masculine to me, but warm and cuddly. I really love this one and I'll be keeping an eye out for more decants. Maybe even a full bottle

I don't get much peach from this unfortunately. It turns to pretty much all incense all the time everywhere on my hair, actually smells exactly like gypsy queen does on my skin. It's not bad but I'm so sad about missing out on the peach ETA: Of course it's always the ones that I'm not fussed about that stick around the longest. This was still in my hair the next night.

I just used 1 spray of this in my hair while I was at work because I was a frizzball, and my co worker walked past and said "who is burning incense?" so probably wont be using this for work again haha. Anyway, in the bottle it smells like syrupy sweet rose candies and light incense. Once on my hair, the syrupy sweetness goes away and its rose petals soaked in red wine, with incense smoke in the background. It reminds me of blood rose except incense instead of dragons blood. I wore white peach and incense HG last night and there was still incensey traces hanging around this morning so that may be contributing to what I'm smelling now. This is growing on me. I'll certainly keep it but probably not my first choice for work scent

Oh god no. It's all cherry and cinnamon (must be the cardomom) in the bottle and it's all cherry and cinnamon on my skin. Maybe a touch of the lemon verbena on drydown. The combination is nauseating. I've only tested this once but once was enough to know that I never want it on my skin again.

This does the same thing that Boo did on my skin. At first it smells like caramel flavoured powdered instant pudding mix. Not bad, just very powdery. But soon the powdery-ness disappears and it's soft, sweet, sugary caramel. And boy is this sucker strong. I only used 1 spray in my mid-long, thick hair and I can smell it wafting around me as I type. I probably won't use this for glossing purposes since my curly hair needs more than one spray to behave, but it is *very* good at scenting my hair and it'll be great on those days when I need a sweet pick-me-up. I will happily keep my decant

Sugared patchouli, snowy vanilla, and snowflakes. Hmm. Well I bought a bottle of Silkybat when it first came out and really liked it. I don't like this one as much as the original. In the bottle it smells like a cross between silkybat and snow white which I've never been a giant fan of. Once I put it on the snowy notes fade into the background and the patch comes out to play. I don't know how to describe this scent other than 'glamorous dirt' haha. I like it but not as much as the original. I will however be really impressed if the scent sticks around tomorrow as I put it in wet and my wet hair loves to eat pretty smells we shall see!

Caramelized grey matter? Sign me up! In the decant: hmm. Sort of nondescript sweetness, I'm not detecting any apple. This actually does evoke caramelized grey matter, it's sweet but in sort of a disconcerting way? Like somethings not quite right. Wet on skin: nope no no. It's just weird sugar sweet with a chemical edge. Still no apple darnit *stamps foot* Drydown: well, this one surprised me quite a lot. I am getting no apple. Repeat: NO APPLE. Instead, the drydown smells *exactly* like Bloody Mary. It has the same powdered sugar, berry'n'cherry smell. Is something wrong with my nose? Possibly but it's dang good.

BUTTER RUM COOKIE '13 In the Imp: Wow. Boozy, buttery, sweet. Hints of almond. Wet: Buttery, sugary, slightly almondy, slightly cinnamony. Drydown: This smells like pure sugar cookies at one stage, and then dries down into a scent that is very similar to Pumpkin #5 '07 on my skin. Verdict: Since I already have a bottle of P#5, I don't need this. Nice enough though. 3.5/5

SNOW WHITE '13 In the Imp: Sweet, ozonic floral. Wet: Cool, sweet floral, with a bit of coconut. Drydown: Gentle, ethereal, sweetly floral, with a touch of cool coconut water. Verdict: This is beautiful. I'm seriously considering a bottle. 4/5

In the Imp: Woah peppermint. Smells exactly like a candy cane. EXACTLY. Wet: Whew. Chilly, sinus-clearing peppermint with spun sugar sweetness underneath. Drydown: Mmm. It goes through a sweetly floral stage, and dries down as a pile of creamy white cane sugar with a fluffy cloud of pink vanilla spun sugar on top. Still retains a tiny bit of that lovely floral. Verdict: I love this. I really do. Although the drydown may sound completely sickly sugar rush sweet, it honestly isn't. The sweetness is not cloying in any way, it's just gorgeous. 4.5/5

In the Imp: Dry, bitter, crumbling leaves covered in a thin dusting of ash, pale and gritty. Wet: Yellowing leaves and pale, ashy amber. Drydown: It goes quite perfumey as it dries, and smells very sophisticated. I don't think I'm getting any ash now, it's mainly amber/frankincense with a hint of crunchy leaves. Verdict: Hmm. I like it, but it's not really my style. I think I may keep the decant though . 3/5

In the Imp: Slightly minty, with the barest hint of apple covered on chocolatey sweetness. Underlying all of this is a smoky musk. Wet: I get the Bavarian mint straight off, not super minty, but definitely cool. Underneath that is what I think is smoke and chain, maybe a slight alcoholic tinge, and a hint of chocolate. Drydown: The apple schnapps comes to the fore, and this scent dries to fruity powder with the odd scent of smoke and chain underneath. Verdict: I'm on the fence about this one. It's okay, but not something I need a bottle of. I doubt I'd wear this very much at all. 2.5/5

ETA: 2013 version . In the Imp: Sweet, nutty mochacino. Has the same slightly dusty coffee note as MU. Wet: YUM. This is sweet, hazelnut cocoa with a tiny bit of spice. And maybe the faintest hint of coffee in the background. Drydown: This turns to sweet, chocolatey cinnamon as it dries, and fades into lovely sweet, chocolatey cream. This shares the exact same cream note as Egg'd Mailbox. Verdict: The drydown of this actually smells exactly like what I thought Egg Nog would. Mostly because of the cream note it shares with Egg'd Mailbox. Veeeery nice. 4.5/5

In the Imp: First sniff is sharp and perfumey, almost camphorous. I'm scared of this one :/. Wet: Still camphorous but not as sharp. This is one tart plum o.O 10 minutes: Toilet cleaner. Drydown: Sharp plum and aquatics. Maybe a hint of cardamom. Softer and slightly sweeter than wet application. Verdict: This does soften a bit, but I'm not really a fan. I get no sugar out of this at all, and the plum is too sharp for me. The toilet cleaner stage lasts a long time and lingers into the drydown. Not for me. 1.5/5

In the Imp: Creamy orange frosting, sweet spices, and flour, seriously, you can smell the flour somehow. Wet: Definitely smelling the flour. It's so weird thinking of smelling flour o.o there's a hint of spice, but it's dry spice. It almost smells like dry oatmeal. There's a hint of orange frosting too. Drydown: This is quite a dry scent, I don't get ginger tea out of this at all. Instead, it's mostly flour and dry spices, and crusty, dried out orange frosting. Verdict: It's alright, but not really for me. If there was more orange frosting I think I'd like it more. 2.5/5

In the Imp: Softly floral, ozonic. Hints of sweet almond and lemon. Wet: Sweet, kind of reminiscent of dish washing detergent, but not unpleasant as such. Drydown: The detergent has disappeared, but it's now reminding me of lemon cologne. Sweet lemon cologne. It's not unpleasant, but not really what I was expecting. Verdict: This is pleasant enough, but I don't think I need a bottle. 3/5

In the Imp: Treacly caramel, almost alcoholic in it's richness. Slightly salty. Wet: Mmmmmyes. Very caramelly, and I swear I can smell nuts. Drydown: Caramel....nuts.... bananas? O.o I wasn't expecting banana, but it is delicious. It smells like banana choc chip bread drizzled in caramel and chopped pecans . Verdict: This actually quite odd, I'm definitely getting pecans from it. If I didn't know any better, I'd guess this was MS's treacle pecan tarts instead of caramel cookies. It is however, delicious, and I think I want a bottle. 4/5 Edited: posted the wrong review by accident.

EGG NOG '13 In the Imp: Sweet and creamy, slightly rummy, it almost reminds me of something floral. Wet: That's what it is! Pink carnations. This smells like the actual flower that no accord/fragrance oil could come close to. It's creamy and sweet, and you can also smell the rum/brandy but it's not boozy at all. I think the nutmeg is contributing to that carnation smell. Drydown: This is all creamy, sweet pink carnations on me. Verdict: I LOVE this perfume. I find carnation to be disappointing in most blends, but this is perfect, and carnation isn't even one of the notes! It's random and obviously my nose is screwed, but hell, I'll take it! I just wish it wasn't so darn light on my skin. 4.5/5

In the Imp: Soft, fluffy, sweet. Slightly perfumey, ozonic. Wet: Soft, sweet, still perfumey. I'm sure I can smell a hint of lemon too. Drydown: This has gotten sweeter, and stronger, but it's still quite light on my skin. It kinda does smell like clouds somehow lol. The lemon is quite faint, but still there to my nose. Verdict: I like this, but I think I may have to try this a couple more times, and try Snow White before I decide whether to get a bottle. 3.5/5

In the Imp: Slightly bitter, green floral. Wet:still slightly bitter, herbal. Reminding me a LOT of The East. Slightly incensey as it dries. Drydown: To me, this smells like high end shampoo. It's alright, but I'm not into smelling like shampoo. Verdict: Not for me. 2/5